HC Deb 28 April 1978 vol 948 cc710-1W
Mr. Mike Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the cost to public funds of waiving prescription charges on all prescriptions for generic drugs, assuming (a) the present pattern of prescribing did not change and (b) all subsequent prescriptions for drugs available in generic form were written for the generic drug, respectively.

Mr. Moyle

I shall write to my hon. Friend as soon as the existing estimates can be updated to reflect current prescribing patterns.